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After the USSR, the USA collapses, by Thierry Meyssan

Everything has an end, so do empires, both the United States and the Soviet Union. Washington has outrageously favoured a small camarilla of ultra-billionaires. Now it has to face its old demons, prepare for secession and civil war.

Thirty years ago, the Gulf War, by Manlio Dinucci

For President George H. Bush, the aim of Operation Desert Storm was not so much to defeat Iraq as to establish a "New World Order", in agreement with the last President of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev. It was about acknowledging the agony of the USSR and creating a world governed by the USA while guaranteeing the Soviets respect for their interests.

Pentagon moves Israel under Central Command

The Pentagon has five regional commands in charge of implementing imperial policy. The heads of these commands are dubbed "viceroys" after the British viceroys during British India [1]. CentCom (United States Command for the Greater Middle East) will henceforth also oversee Israel, which until now fell within the EuCom area (United States Command for Europe) [2]. The Pentagon is reorganizing its regional system, taking into account the normalization of relations between the Jewish and (...)

Today in History: General Franco bombs Barcelona

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‘What will become of us?’: Stretched ICUs fear worst in French COVID crisis

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ICYMI – The inauguration, Bosnia migrants and Indonesia plane crash

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Donald Trump pardons Steve Bannon amid last acts of presidency

Former senior adviser had previously been considered an unlikely name among the 143 people who received clemency

Trump pardons and commutations – the full list

Donald Trump has pardoned former senior adviser Steve Bannon, among scores of others including rappers, financiers and former members of Congress in the final hours of his presidency.

Among the 73 people pardoned was Elliott Broidy, a leading former fundraiser for Trump who has admitted illegally lobbying the US government to drop its inquiry into the Malaysia 1MDB corruption scandal and to deport an exiled Chinese billionaire. Also on the list was Ken Kurson, a friend of Jared Kushner who was charged in October last year with cyberstalking during a heated divorce.

Biden inauguration: Trump to leave White House for Florida before ceremony - live updates

Joe Biden heads to inauguration in city scarred by last days of Trump Inauguration day: a guide to what to expect as Biden assumes office Trump fails to mention Biden in farewell address US Covid death toll passes 400,000 amid grim forecast over winter Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email

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Normally quiet streets around US state capitol buildings have looked more like battlegrounds recently, putting those who live and work there on edge and instilling a sense of foreboding, reports Andrew Selsky for Associated Press.

More than most people, these Americans will have front-row seats on whether the change of leadership in the White House will lead to a lessening of tension. They’ll be watching what the next chapter brings from storefronts and the porches and stoops of their own homes.

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Outgoing president Donald Trump’s last act in office was to issue 143 people with pardons or clemency. Among the most notable names on the list were:

Steve Bannon, 67, was a key adviser in Trump’s 2016 presidential run. He was charged last year with swindling Trump supporters over an effort to raise private funds to build the president’s wall on the US-Mexico border. He has pleaded not guilty.

Inauguration day: a guide to what to expect as Joe Biden assumes office

With Washington under lockdown and Covid-19 raging, the inauguration will be different, but there will still be pomp and ceremony

According to the constitution of the United States, a president’s four-year term “shall end at noon on the 20th day of January”. On Wednesday, the end of Donald Trump’s presidency will see Joe Biden assume the office in the enduring inauguration ceremony at the US Capitol.

America's Occupied Capital Awaits a President's Inauguration

War photographer Ron Haviv takes the visual pulse of Washington, D.C., after Trump's riot and before Biden's inauguration.

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A City Under Occupation

Twenty-five thousand National Guard troops arrive in D.C. for Joe Biden’s inauguration, more than three times the number present at Trump’s inauguration.

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Federal Prison Took Nine Months to Investigate Reality Winner’s Abuse Claim

The NSA whistleblower says she was threatened by a guard after making a report of abuse.

The post Federal Prison Took Nine Months to Investigate Reality Winner’s Abuse Claim appeared first on The Intercept.

#IDF Air Defense on alert in southern #Israel near Eilat due to escalated thread from #Iran, specifically from Yemen. Visual reports suggest the deployment of Patriot Air Defense System(s).

#IDF Air Defense on alert in southern #Israel near Eilat due to escalated thread from #Iran, specifically from Yemen. Visual reports suggest the deployment of Patriot Air Defense System(s). @ AuroraIntel | Wed Jan 06 15:31:31 +0000 2021 - Aurora IntelTeam of 3. Bringing you world events as they happen, focusing on the Middle East Region | RTs/Links ≠ Endorse | DMs Openhttp://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1160050665479127041/hgMLhUa3_normal.jpg

https://t.co/9DjfY9T7Gg images of Air Defense System circulating social media.

https://t.co/9DjfY9T7Gg images of Air Defense System circulating social media. @ AuroraIntel | Wed Jan 06 15:32:18 +0000 2021 - Aurora IntelTeam of 3. Bringing you world events as they happen, focusing on the Middle East Region | RTs/Links ≠ Endorse | DMs Openhttp://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1160050665479127041/hgMLhUa3_normal.jpg

Tanker's/SPUR's up. BUFFs ME bound. https://t.co/en2DdCJrMU

Tanker's/SPUR's up. BUFFs ME bound. https://t.co/en2DdCJrMU @ AuroraIntel | Wed Jan 06 15:04:11 +0000 2021 - Aurora IntelTeam of 3. Bringing you world events as they happen, focusing on the Middle East Region | RTs/Links ≠ Endorse | DMs Openhttp://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1160050665479127041/hgMLhUa3_normal.jpg

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